Gucci Piggy Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 1 hour ago, dentalplan said: Tbf that’s a pretty class mix. And the fest is renowned for setting and atmosphere so the lineup probably doesn’t matter. The Berlin Lollapalooza lineup that came out today made me think of R+L though. It’s got The National into The Weeknd one night and then Imagine Dragons into Kraftwerk the next. It's a two main stage setup. In 2016 they had James Blake subbing Radiohead with Major Lazer in between them on the second main stage. Similarly on the other day they had Paul Kalkbrenner headline the second main stage before KoL on the first main stage. So presumably The National and Imagine Dragons are the second main stage headliners and are supposed to be alternative attractions to The Weeknd/Kraftwerk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said: It's a two main stage setup. In 2016 they had James Blake subbing Radiohead with Major Lazer in between them on the second main stage. Similarly on the other day they had Paul Kalkbrenner headline the second main stage before KoL on the first main stage. So presumably The National and Imagine Dragons are the second main stage headliners and are supposed to be alternative attractions to The Weeknd/Kraftwerk. I know that but the two stages are in the same field/court as each other, and the acts don’t clash, so how are they alternatives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The All Round Ball :| Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Sorry for going back to it but just watched the 2012 Foo Fighters set for R&L. Let alone Foos putting on a hell of a show but also their setlists looks like one of the best setlists ever! Just makes me think from 2012 to this years line up. NGL, there are some good bands and artists but R&L 2018 has taken a big fall. And the more I watch old videos of past R&Ls from years ago, the more I see how fucked the line up is compared. Hope people see my point, if you dont, go watch a little of the 2012 footage 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisque Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, The All Round Ball :| said: Hope people see my point, if you dont, go watch a little of the 2012 footage I see your point but why not watch them at Glastonbury last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The All Round Ball :| Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Just now, Bisque said: I see your point but why not watch them at Glastonbury last year? Foos are just great all the time. Was just making the point that R&L sets seem to be going downhill Fairly obvious just thought id say haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMCJ2 Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Hi all, Recently decided to blog after not doing so for a while and wrote one on the Reading/Leeds headliners. Nothing new or much that hasn't been discussed here before but if you fancy reading: https://davejmblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/21/reading-and-leeds-festival-2018-who-shouldve-headlined/ Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntyyy Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Does anyone else think it's a bit strange that Royal blood haven't appeared on any European festival bill at all? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWaters Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 15 minutes ago, huntyyy said: Does anyone else think it's a bit strange that Royal blood haven't appeared on any European festival bill at all? Bestival European exclusive? It's a stretch for them to even be the final headliner but if they are, it wouldn't surprise me if they're on an exclusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 11 minutes ago, huntyyy said: Does anyone else think it's a bit strange that Royal blood haven't appeared on any European festival bill at all? Yeah it's odd, but if they were all over Europe and nowhere in the UK that'd be stranger still. Their manager has said its the priority to break America over Europe so I assume that remains the case and is why they're spending so much time over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryomatic Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Twin Atlantic just tweeted that they have live news coming soon. Could be announced for R/L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWaters Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, harryomatic said: Twin Atlantic just tweeted that they have live news coming soon. Could be announced for R/L Yeah I'm really expecting them to be there so could be R&L but I'm guessing a tour is more likely at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gucci Piggy Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, dentalplan said: I know that but the two stages are in the same field/court as each other, and the acts don’t clash, so how are they alternatives? Well I don't know but thats obviously how the festival bookers see it and organise it. Edit: And if you're wanting good spots in the crowd for bands you can't really keep swapping stages. Between James Blake and Radiohead tons of people stayed at main stage 1, and we left Major Lazer like 20 mins early to get back into the main stage 1 crowd for Radiohead (and still couldn't get a very good spot). If you're wanting to watch the top two on main stage 1 (say, Guetta and The Weeknd) then it makes no sense to put an act appealing to that same crowd on main stage 2 between them because you can't really properly watch all three acts. Edited February 21, 2018 by Gucci Piggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 9 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said: Well I don't know but thats obviously how the festival bookers see it and organise it. Edit: And if you're wanting good spots in the crowd for bands you can't really keep swapping stages. Between James Blake and Radiohead tons of people stayed at main stage 1, and we left Major Lazer like 20 mins early to get back into the main stage 1 crowd for Radiohead (and still couldn't get a very good spot). If you're wanting to watch the top two on main stage 1 (say, Guetta and The Weeknd) then it makes no sense to put an act appealing to that same crowd on main stage 2 between them because you can't really properly watch all three acts. Personally I don't believe that the organisers have scheduled their whole festival so that people can stand in front of empty stages for hours without having to suffer live music. Worse than Mattymooz you are. But even aside from that and more towards the whole lineup in general; do you see anything else that appeals to you as a National fan on that day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gucci Piggy Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 41 minutes ago, dentalplan said: Personally I don't believe that the organisers have scheduled their whole festival so that people can stand in front of empty stages for hours without having to suffer live music. Worse than Mattymooz you are. But even aside from that and more towards the whole lineup in general; do you see anything else that appeals to you as a National fan on that day? Nah but there are other stages, aren't there? I just think it's booked in the same way as, say, Pyramid/Other at Glasto, but obviously they alternate rather than clash. I don't reckon they'll purposely put an act headlining the 2nd main that appeals to fans of the act headlining 1st main. But yeah The National are massively out of place on the lineup. My mate sent me it earlier and asked when day splits will be out to see if we could go to a day for Kraftwerk/The National, so I looked on the website and obviously saw that they already are out, and the whole thing looks awful for fans of either of those acts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisque Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Anyone going to watch The Brit Awards tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Drones Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Bisque said: Anyone going to watch The Brit Awards tonight? yes mate, have heard that foos are announcing themselves as R/L headliners on the 2nd main stage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWaters Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) Really got into Lime Cordiale recently, any chance of them maybe high up the FR? Edited February 21, 2018 by TheWaters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Shah Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 18 hours ago, somethingpersonal said: Green Day had to cancel a show in Scotland last year, so people think this might be the “replacement” Fuck me, if TRNSMT have green day, AM and the killers that has got to be one of the strongest uk festival lineups ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 10 minutes ago, R Shah said: Fuck me, if TRNSMT have green day, AM and the killers that has got to be one of the strongest uk festival lineups ever. nah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 FOO FIGHTERS HAVE JUST ANNOUNCED THEY'RE HEADLINING MAIN STAGE 2 AT THE BRITS!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gucci Piggy Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 25 minutes ago, TheWaters said: Really got into Lime Cordiale recently, any chance of them maybe high up the FR? Pretty sure they don't have bars in the FR tent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said: FOO FIGHTERS HAVE JUST ANNOUNCED THEY'RE HEADLINING MAIN STAGE 2 AT THE BRITS!!!!! can confirm watching it live, they hinted that Royal Blood will be too Edited February 21, 2018 by gfa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Just now, gfa said: can confirm watching it live, they hinted that Royal Blood will be too Worth sitting through Jack Whitehall's jokes for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, R Shah said: Fuck me, if TRNSMT have green day, AM and the killers that has got to be one of the strongest uk festival lineups ever. I don't think Green Day even sold out their night at the smaller park across town last year. And you can still buy tickets to see The Killers on this tour. So no, even though 2018's festivals are piss, there used to be better ones. edit: also it won't be Green Day cos they're not touring. 30 minutes ago, TheWaters said: Really got into Lime Cordiale recently, any chance of them maybe high up the FR? The whole FR bill is random bands you've been listening to. Edited February 21, 2018 by dentalplan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWaters Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Just now, dentalplan said: The whole FR bill is random bands you've been listening to. I've noticed I've been asking a lot but ive been discovering loads of bands recently who I think could do it, although almost deffo won't. 5 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said: Pretty sure they don't have bars in the FR tent. Was waiting for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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